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5 Ways to Celebrate the End of 2020 at Home

Scout's photo of a paved road in a tunnel of green-leafed trees

We’re seeing the light at the end of the 2020 tunnel, but we’re not out of the woods yet. Here are 5 ways to celebrate the new year at home.

Posted byScoutDecember 30, 2020January 18, 2021Posted inAt Home Activities, Indoor Activities, Pandemic Life, Staying Inside, The Great IndoorsTags:Celebrating at Home, In with the New, New Year's, Out with the OldLeave a comment on 5 Ways to Celebrate the End of 2020 at Home

Looking for Holiday Meal Ideas? Feast on Fondue.

Fondue pot with fondue forks surrounded by two white round plates with backed potatoes, two white square plates with broccoli and mushrooms, and two white rectangular plates with thinly sliced meat and sliced sourdough bread and butter on a table with black placemats

With guidance to avoid travel and limit social gathering to a single household, fondue is an attractive alternative to traditional holiday meals in the U.S.

Posted byScoutNovember 23, 2020January 18, 2021Posted inEasy Eats, Meal Ideas, Pandemic Life, Tasty TripTags:Fondue Feast, Holiday Meal, Remember Quebec, Single Household Meal16 Comments on Looking for Holiday Meal Ideas? Feast on Fondue.

Are You Getting Enough Vitamin D?

Sunshine, bridge, hills, ocean, sand

Vitamin D is known as the “sunshine vitamin,” but with the events of 2020 and the change in season and time, are you getting enough?

Posted byScoutNovember 7, 2020January 18, 2021Posted inCOVID, Mind Body Spirit, Pandemic Life, Staying InsideTags:Vitamin D, Vitamin D Diet, Vitamin D in Foods, Vitamin D Sources14 Comments on Are You Getting Enough Vitamin D?

The Great Indoors: Bringing the Outside In

View of the sky and tree while lying on a blanket on the grass

Cope with the ongoing need to limit time spent outside. Unplug by bringing nature in, simulating outdoor activities, and bringing the world to you.

Posted byScoutSeptember 14, 2020January 19, 2021Posted inCoping, Pandemic Life, Staying Inside, The Great Indoors, UpluggingTags:Bringing Nature Inside, Bringing the World to You, Simulating Outdoor ActivitiesLeave a comment on The Great Indoors: Bringing the Outside In

T-Shirt Neck Gaiter

T-Shirt Neck Gaiter on a styrofoam mannequin head

Add extra protection to a neck gaiter by making one with multiple layers, a nose wire, and elastic bands.

Posted byScoutSeptember 2, 2020January 19, 2021Posted inCOVID, DIY, Minimal Waste, Pandemic Life, UpcyclingTags:Hand-Sewn Gaiter, Multilayered Gaiter, Neck Gaiter, Shirt Gaiter, Upcycled Gaiter1 Comment on T-Shirt Neck Gaiter

Upcycled Reversible Triple-Layered Face Mask

Reversible blue and white face mask made from old cotton t-shirts

Make a reusable face mask that is reversible and multi-layered, using materials you may already have in your home.

Posted byScoutJuly 25, 2020January 19, 2021Posted inCOVID, DIY, Minimal Waste, Pandemic Life, UpcyclingTags:Hand-Sewn Face Mask, Reversible Face Mask, Shirt Face Mask, Triple-Layered Face Mask, Upcycled Face Mask1 Comment on Upcycled Reversible Triple-Layered Face Mask
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